Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,403, settled in 1888.
The best of Driggs’ subject grades are an A for walkability, health, and civic life; the weakest is a C− for hazard risk. Only 6 of Idaho’s 94 towns score higher on health. Pierre's Hole 1832 Battle Area Site and Teton County Courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. Driggs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Driggs beats most towns.
1,660 counted in 2010 and 1,984 in 2020; an estimated 2,403 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Idaho), ordered by how far Driggs is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 683 in 1920, a low of 683 in 1920, 1,984 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1914 and 2 maps from 1943 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Driggs, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Ordered by what stands out in Driggs.
The typical Driggs home is worth about $812,000, up 4.2% in a year, 70% above the Idaho typical home. 61% of Driggs households own their home, against 70% in Idaho’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns.
| Driggs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 61% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,169 a month | $1,117 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Teton County District. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Teton High School, with 616 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teton Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 455 | B− |
| Teton High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 616 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within ID on state tests and graduation
About one in 4 of Driggs’s working residents works in town. Jobs based in Driggs grew to 1,768 in 2023, 600 more than in 2013. Driggs’ median household income is $95,000, where Idaho’s towns sit at $67,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000.
| Driggs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 22% | 8% |
| Median household income | $95,000 | $67,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 14% | 9.9% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 20 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Driggs beats the Idaho average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 26% of Driggs adults have high blood pressure. Only 5 of the 60 Idaho towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Driggs.
| Driggs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 73% | 79% |
| What stands out | Driggs | ID |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.8% | 16.2% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 2.3% | 3.3% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 66% | 70.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 73% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Driggs’ July high is 80°F. Driggs has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Driggs | Idaho towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 2.1% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shoshoni Plains | 0.2 mi | 7 |
| 2. Shoshoni Plains South | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Driggs. Close and well known come first.
Big draw28 mi National ParkYellowstone National Park4.8M visitors a year
Big draw11 mi National ParkGrand Teton National Park3.8M visitors a year
25 mi DamTeton Dam9 mi Ski areaGrand Targhee Resort93 runs · 2,237 ft vertical
28 mi National forestBridger–Teton National Forest16 mi Ski areaJackson Hole Mountain Resort138 runs · 4,089 ft verticalYellowstone National Park: James St. John from Newark, Ohio, CC BY 2.0 · Grand Teton National Park: Jon Sullivan, PD Photo., Public domain · Teton Dam: WaterArchives.org from Sacramento, California, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bridger–Teton National Forest: Unknown, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Driggs; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Driggs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Idaho.
Where Driggs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
City in Idaho, United States
Driggs is a city in the western United States in eastern Idaho and the county seat of Teton County. Part of the Jackson, WY-ID Micropolitan Statistical Area, it is located in Teton Valley, the headwaters of the Teton River. As of the 2020 census, Driggs had a population of 1,984. Located within city limits is the Driggs-Reed Memorial Airport, a class II airport that can accommodate private aircraft on its 7,300-foot (2,225 m) runway.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. That is 6.8 years of the area's median household income ($118,796 across the Jackson, WY-ID area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Tucker Hibbert and Jeannine Davis-Kimball.
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